Comments on: Weeeeeeeee! http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:27:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Town Idiot25 http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-14122 Town Idiot25 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:02:44 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-14122 Stupid name. Little kids will come up to their parents and say one of the following: "Mom, I wanna wii!" "I am going to play with Billy's wii!" "My wii is colored!" "My wii is wireless!" "Wii's are so fun to play with!" get the point? o_0 Stupid name. Little kids will come up to their parents and say one of the following:

“Mom, I wanna wii!”
“I am going to play with Billy’s wii!”
“My wii is colored!”
“My wii is wireless!”
“Wii’s are so fun to play with!”

get the point? o_0

]]> By: Nick Hunter http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 Nick Hunter Tue, 02 May 2006 00:19:37 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-1319 Well if Iwata-san is to be believed, then most of these ideas come out of their board room.... Would you be willing to tell him that he came up with oshiko... I mean pee? Well if Iwata-san is to be believed, then most of these ideas come out of their board room…. Would you be willing to tell him that he came up with oshiko… I mean pee?

]]> By: ivv http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 ivv Mon, 01 May 2006 18:51:04 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-1313 Wonder how much they paid their naming company to come up with this. Wonder how much they paid their naming company to come up with this.

]]> By: Philip Tan http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Philip Tan Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:51:05 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-1279 English-speaking population, maybe. Not insignificant, but not Nintendo's primary market either. English-speaking population, maybe. Not insignificant, but not Nintendo’s primary market either.

]]> By: Alec Austin http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Alec Austin Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:30:54 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-1278 The problem with listing reasons for choosing a given name is that explanations falter before the power of the name itself. "Wii" is not a good name. Sure, it's a nifty graphic, and it has a homonym that fits Nintendo's vision for the product. It's also a childish homonym for "piss". And that's the first thing a substantial portion of the population is going to think of when they hear the name. Think about that: The first associations that a substantial portion of the population are going to make with your console are "childish" and "piss". That alone should have disqualified it from being the name of Nintendo's next gen console. The problem with listing reasons for choosing a given name is that explanations falter before the power of the name itself.

“Wii” is not a good name. Sure, it’s a nifty graphic, and it has a homonym that fits Nintendo’s vision for the product.

It’s also a childish homonym for “piss”. And that’s the first thing a substantial portion of the population is going to think of when they hear the name. Think about that: The first associations that a substantial portion of the population are going to make with your console are “childish” and “piss”.

That alone should have disqualified it from being the name of Nintendo’s next gen console.

]]> By: David J Edery http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 David J Edery Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:47:35 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-1276 I hear that. And I'm sure the word "Revolution" has unsavory connotations for some conservative types of people. And "Revolution" takes too long to say. I'm just expressing my personal preference for the name (as compared to "wii", not necessarily all other possibilities). It was endearing, in a way. Meanwhile, the three random people I've spoken with say they laughed (and not in a good way) when they heard the announcement. And visually, I think the name is problematic: it looks like "Why", not "We", and I'm not sure I'd want the question "Why?" to be the primary thought in people's minds when they consider the product. But again, I confess to knowing very little about naming strategies. I'm sure Nintendo did a boatload of focus group research and whatnot. I hear that. And I’m sure the word “Revolution” has unsavory connotations for some conservative types of people. And “Revolution” takes too long to say. I’m just expressing my personal preference for the name (as compared to “wii”, not necessarily all other possibilities). It was endearing, in a way.

Meanwhile, the three random people I’ve spoken with say they laughed (and not in a good way) when they heard the announcement. And visually, I think the name is problematic: it looks like “Why”, not “We”, and I’m not sure I’d want the question “Why?” to be the primary thought in people’s minds when they consider the product.

But again, I confess to knowing very little about naming strategies. I’m sure Nintendo did a boatload of focus group research and whatnot.

]]> By: Philip Tan http://www.edery.org/2006/04/weeeeeeeee/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Philip Tan Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:47:54 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=197#comment-1275 "Revolution" is actually pretty hard to pronounce if you're a native Japanese speaker. “Revolution” is actually pretty hard to pronounce if you’re a native Japanese speaker.

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